Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 1

In a room decorated in an extremely dreamy style, a girl who looked about eighteen sat in front of the mirror. She raised her hand toward that smooth, fair, tender face… and pinched it hard.

“Hiss, that really hurts… So this actually isn’t a dream…” The person in the mirror revealed an expression of disbelief, her delicate and pretty face faintly twisting.

Looking at the three large characters “Dai Shiyuan” printed on the first-prize art certificate beside the mirror, the girl’s eyes flickered, showing a hint of confusion.

The name on this certificate was the same as hers, but this face was completely different from hers.

Large eyes, a pointed chin, skin so delicate it seemed it would break at a touch—it made her unable to help sighing, “Being young really is nice.”

She had already graduated and worked for two years, yet now she had suddenly become an eighteen-year-old girl. From the looks of it, she was even a girl from a wealthy family.

For a moment, Dai Shiyuan was a little dazed, unsure whether she should feel lucky or terrified.

She remembered that at the time, she had been about to cross the road when a car suddenly appeared and sent her flying.

The car had been going too fast. She had not even had time to feel the pain before she passed out.

She had thought that when she woke up, she would be in a hospital. In the end, she was actually in such a strange and bizarre environment.

All around the room were expensive-looking Barbie dolls, along with all kinds of designer clothes and bags.

Every single thing looked costly, far beyond what someone at her salary level could afford.

Dai Shiyuan reached out and patted her forehead, closed her eyes, took a few seconds to steady herself, then let out a heavy sigh.

She looked outside through the window and could see an enormous lawn and an outdoor swimming pool.

This was absolutely the standard setup of a luxury villa.

Within her line of sight, she could see a woman in a dress watering the flowers.

That person had her back to her, so Dai Shiyuan could not see her face clearly.

After watching for a while, Dai Shiyuan silently closed the window.

She looked around the room and finally saw a phone on the bed.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart lifted. Before she even had time to wonder why the phone model was so outdated, she had already quickly picked it up and dialed her own number.

“The number you have dialed does not exist…”

“Doesn’t exist?” Dai Shiyuan’s elegant brows furrowed. She confirmed the number and dialed again, but the result was still the same.

She could not help feeling confused, and a little panicked too. She began dialing her boss’s number and the company’s number, but without exception, every single one of them was a nonexistent number.

This fact made Dai Shiyuan’s brows knit even more tightly. Somewhat irritated, she clenched the phone, her youthful face full of anxiety.

When her gaze suddenly swept over the time displayed on the screen—July 20, 2010—Dai Shiyuan’s heart jolted with shock, and she was so frightened she nearly failed to hold onto the phone.

Had she… returned to ten years ago?

And even transmigrated into a wealthy family?

This guess was like a clap of thunder splitting through Dai Shiyuan’s mind, leaving her completely stunned. Her whole person felt a little disordered.

Something this bizarre was something she had only ever seen on television. Yet now, it had actually happened to her!

She needed to take a moment…

After sitting there in a daze for a while, Dai Shiyuan put down the phone and got up to search around the room. Unexpectedly, she found a notebook.

She opened it and saw that the first page was filled with one person’s name.

Staring at that name, both unfamiliar and familiar, for a long time, Dai Shiyuan’s pupils contracted. An even more absurd thought surfaced in her heart.

It seemed she had transmigrated into a book…

She had only just finished reading this book after a coworker recommended it to her. It was completely a melodramatic wealthy-family mother-in-law-and-daughter-in-law angst drama.

At first, the female lead was looked down on by the male lead’s family. She was misunderstood and bullied in all sorts of ways, suffering every kind of grievance and torment in the male lead’s home. But relying on her own kindness and hard work, she was finally accepted.

It was just that the younger sister-in-law in the book had a very miserable ending. In the early stages, she kept courting death and framing the female lead in every possible way. Later on, she was bullied and slapped by the female lead in all kinds of ways, and she was even scolded by the male lead’s family. She was practically a stinking rat everyone wanted to beat.

The female lead forgave all those who had once bullied her, but only refused to forgive this younger sister-in-law. In the end, in the name of “putting righteousness before family,” she sent the younger sister-in-law to prison.

As a result, before the girl even reached prison, she went insane first, ran out onto the road, and was hit by a car.

The name of that vicious younger sister-in-law was exactly the same as hers!

Dai Shiyuan’s heart trembled, and her expression became serious.

She did not want to be hit by a car again…

She did not want to die…

Dai Shiyuan pressed her fingers against the space between her brows, suppressed the panic in her heart, and continued flipping through the notebook. The more she read, the more confused her expression became.

There were no diary entries written in this notebook. It only repeated one name over and over again.

It was clear that the person writing had used a great deal of force. Many times, the pen had even torn through the paper.

Between the lines, one could sense that the person who wrote this must have harbored resentment toward this name.

On the last page of the notebook, there was only one sentence: “Shan Yaxin, even if you become my sister-in-law, one day, I will still drive you out!”

Seeing the word “sister-in-law,” Dai Shiyuan’s eyes suddenly widened. Her fingers trembled slightly, and the final trace of hope in her heart was completely destroyed.

She could now be certain. She had really transmigrated into this melodramatic wealthy-family angst novel!

And she had even become the younger sister-in-law inside it, the one with the tragic ending!

The moment she thought of her future ending, of how she would die, Dai Shiyuan felt a little terrified.

She did not want to die. She wanted to live properly…

Dai Shiyuan took in a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

After sitting there and thinking for a while, inspiration suddenly struck, and she began destroying the evidence.

This notebook absolutely could not be seen by anyone, and even more so, it could not be known by the female lead. Otherwise, her ending would definitely be very miserable.

She tore until both her hands were sore, and finally, she had destroyed the evidence.

Dai Shiyuan rubbed her aching neck and arms, a smile appearing on her delicate face.

She remembered that her current identity had just finished the college entrance examinations. When school started in September, she would be a university student.

As long as she filled in her preferences for a university outside the province and “never had dealings with the female lead until death,” then she should be able to avoid the tragedy.

Dai Shiyuan was so excited by this clever decision that her little heart leapt with joy. Her eyes shone brightly, as if they held starlight.

The college application guide was right under the pillow. Some places in the book had been marked in red.

Dai Shiyuan checked them and found that all the universities circled in red were local. She decisively gave up on those choices.

The beautiful chapter of life should begin with staying far away from the female lead.

The farther away, the better.

Dai Shiyuan happily lifted the corners of her mouth and very seriously chose several very distant places, the kind that would guarantee she could not come back even once a year.

Just as she was extremely excited over this decision, a series of knocks sounded from outside the door.

The smile at the corners of Dai Shiyuan’s mouth stiffened. Her eyes blinked twice unconsciously, making her look simple and innocent.

She had no idea who the person outside the door was. More importantly, what if someone noticed that the person inside this body had changed?

The moment she thought about the possibility of being discovered, Dai Shiyuan’s eyes flickered, and she rapidly thought through countermeasures in her mind.

After thinking for a while, she still could not come up with a good solution.

The knocking continued, like a soul demanding her life, each sound after another provoking her heart.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart pounded nonstop, as if it were about to leap out of her chest.

Her hands unconsciously tightened around the book, and her small face tensed.

Suddenly, the door opened, revealing a section of a fair, smooth arm.

Dai Shiyuan’s pupils shrank, and she instinctively stopped breathing.

The thick college application guide fell to the floor with a loud clatter, the sound especially clear in the quiet room.

For an instant, Dai Shiyuan’s mind went blank. She watched as the door was gradually pushed open, revealing a beautiful, serene face.

She did not know whether it was her imagination, but in those gentle, water-like eyes, there seemed to be a flash of coldness.

“Achoo…” Dai Shiyuan suddenly sneezed, and for no reason, goosebumps rose across her tender arms.

“Xiao Yuan, have some fruit. Don’t be anxious about your university preferences. You can choose slowly. Also, don’t set the air-conditioning in your room so low, or you’ll catch a cold.” The visitor’s voice was very gentle, like clear water dripping softly. It had a slightly ethereal quality, and there was even a faint smile in it.

The moment she finished speaking, the speaker had already entered the room. The clothes she wore were exactly the same as the ones Dai Shiyuan had seen downstairs earlier.

Dai Shiyuan immediately relaxed inside. She rubbed her arms hard, finally feeling a trace of warmth.

This person was so polite and kind to her. She should be a servant in the house.

“Thank you. Just put it down.” Dai Shiyuan relaxed and smiled lightly, revealing two small dimples at the corners of her mouth. She looked extremely adorable.

“All right.” The woman revealed a gentle smile and placed the fruit platter by the head of the bed.

After finishing this, she did not leave. Instead, she bent down, picked up the college application guide from the floor, and said with a smile, “Xiao Yuan, if there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me. Your sister-in-law is a teacher and has some experience with this sort of thing.”

Dai Shiyuan’s smile instantly froze. It was as if she had heard something terrifying, and her expression abruptly went blank.

This woman, who looked so gentle and harmless, was actually the female lead?!

The woman standing in front of her was beautiful and dignified. The curve of her raised lips was extremely gentle, and the words she spoke were mild and warm, even carrying a bit of indulgence as if coaxing a child.

But for some reason, Dai Shiyuan seemed to hear a threat hidden in that clear, moist, ethereal voice.

Dai Shiyuan sensed the smell of danger and unconsciously shrank back. Goosebumps suddenly swept over her entire body, chilling her straight to the heart.

It was this woman who looked as gentle as water who, in the end, would send her to prison without the slightest mercy. No matter how much she cried and begged for forgiveness, this person would not let her off.

That terrifying scene kept replaying in Dai Shiyuan’s mind, and her heartbeat once again began pounding fiercely beyond her control.

She did not take in a single word the person in front of her was saying. Right now, her mind was filled with nothing but her miserable ending in the future.

She did not want to be locked in prison…

She did not want to go mad and get hit by a car…

Suddenly, a hand reached toward her, as if it was about to drag her down into hell.

Dai Shiyuan instinctively retreated onto the bed, widened her eyes, and shouted, “Don’t come near me!”

That hand really did stop. Dai Shiyuan quietly let out a breath of relief.

The next second, that hand pressed against her forehead.

Dai Shiyuan’s whole body instantly tensed. Her brows furrowed unconsciously.

“Xiao Yuan, you seem to have a slight fever…” Shan Yaxin’s lovely brows knitted faintly, her voice unbelievably gentle. “I’ll go get you some medicine.”

After saying this, she withdrew her hand, stood up, and prepared to leave.

“Hiss…” Dai Shiyuan’s little face suddenly scrunched up, and a pained sound escaped from her pale lips.